1997 Asian Women's Handball Championship
# 1997 Asian Women's Handball Championship

The 1997 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the sixth Asian Championship, which took place from 4 to 9 June 1997 in Amman, Jordan. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1997 World Women's Handball Championship.

## Standings

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 71 | +85 | 8 |
| China | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 115 | 89 | +26 | 6 |
| Japan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 91 | −3 | 4 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 105 | −31 | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 123 | −77 | 0 |

## Results

| 4 June 1997 | China | 27–22 | Japan | Amman |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 June 1997 | | (11–13) | | Amman |
| 4 June 1997 | South Korea | 41–16 | Uzbekistan | Amman |
| 5 June 1997 | Chinese Taipei | 12–25 | Japan | Amman |
| 5 June 1997 | | (7–12) | | Amman |
| 5 June 1997 | China | 29–21 | Uzbekistan | Amman |
| 6 June 1997 | Uzbekistan | 21–12 | Chinese Taipei | Amman |
| 6 June 1997 | South Korea | 34–27 | China | Amman |
| 7 June 1997 | South Korea | 45–10 | Chinese Taipei | Amman |
| 7 June 1997 | Japan | 23–16 | Uzbekistan | Amman |
| 7 June 1997 | | (8–10) | | Amman |
| 8 June 1997 | China | 32–12 | Chinese Taipei | Amman |
| 8 June 1997 | South Korea | 36–18 | Japan | Amman |
| 8 June 1997 | | (15–7) | | Amman |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | South Korea |
| | China |
| | Japan |
| 4 | Uzbekistan |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei |

* Team qualified for the 1997 World Championship
